Horner sad to see Coulthard leave.

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has led the tributes to David Coulthard, who has announced his retirement from Formula 1 after 14 years of competition.

Horner helped revive Coulthard's career after he was dropped by McLaren-Mercedes at he end of the 2004 season, and while many believed his decision to join the fledgling ex-Jaguar team would mark the final chapter in a long career, he has been a constant figure in the upper half of the field for four more years.

Indeed, Coulthard led the team to a number of landmark results, including scoring points on the team's debut in 2005 and recording their first podium at Monaco in 2006.

Now though, Coulthard will call time on his glittering career, one that has made the 37 year-old one of the most experienced Formula 1 drivers of all time.

Seeing out the season for ...